The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-05-23
MARGARET; A PEARL.


for their beauty and size. But among
them was one so small, so feeble, and
so Unlocking as to excite the pity, ii
not contempt, OF all the Others. The
father, venerable bearded oyster OF
august appearance and solemn de-
pertinent, was much mortified that
one OF his family should happen to be
so sickly, and he sent for all the doc
tors in the sea to come and treat her;
from which circumstance you are to
note that doctors are an evil to be
met with not alone upon terra TRINA.
The first TO come was DR.. Porpoise,
gentleman OF the old school, who
noundered around in very impor-
tant manner and was full OF imposing
ceremonies.
IIet me look at your tongue" said
DR.. Porpoise, stroking his beard with
one fin, impressively. "Ahem, some
what coated, / see. And your pulse
is far from normal-no appetite,
presume? Yes, my dear, your system
is sadly out OF order. You need medi'
cine"
The little oyster hated medicine; so
she cried-yes, she actually shed cold,
briny tears at the very thought OF
taking old DR.. Porposes porscrip'
tions. But the father oyster and the
mother oyster ehided her sternly;
they said that the medicine would be
nice and sweet, and that the little
oyster would like it. But the little
oyster knew better than all that-yes,
she knew a thing or two, even though
she was only little oyster.
Now DR.. Porpoise put q plaster on
the little oysters chest and a blister
at her feet; he babe her eat thing but
tiny bit OF sea foam on toast twice a
day: every two hours she was to take
spoonful OF codliver oil, and before
each meal q wineglassful OF the es-
sence OF distilled cuttlefish. The plas-
ter she didn't mind, but the blister and
the codliver oil we're terrible, and when
it came TO the essence OF distilled cut
tlefsh-well, she just couldn't stand
i'll In vain her mother reasoned with
her and promised her q new doll and q
skipping rope and q lot OF other nice
things-the little oyster would have
none of the horrid drug, until at last
her father, abandoning his dignity in
order to maintain his authority, had
to hold her down by main strength
and pour the medicine into her mouth.
This was, as you will allow, quite
dreadful.
But this treatment did the little
oyster no good, and her parents
made up their minds that they would
send for another doctor and one of n
different school. Fortunately they
we're in q position to indulge in al
most any expense, since the father
oyster himself was president OF one OF
the largest banks OF Newfoundland.
So Dr. Sculpin came with his neat lit
BILE medicine. box under his arm, and
when he had looked at the sick little
oysters tongue and had taken her
temperature and had felt her pulse,
he said he knew what allied her, but
he did not tell anybody what it was.
He threw away the plasters, the Bills
ters. the codliver oil, and the essence
OF distilled cuttlefish, and said it was
wonder that the poor child has
lived through it all
"will you please bring me two tum-
blerfuls Of water" he remarked 70
the mother oyster.
The ~, ~ har nuatar aruttl1d aWAV
and soon returned with two conch
shells filed to the brim with pure,
clear sea water. DR.. Sculbrim count
cd three grains OF white sand into one
she'll aud three grains OF yellow sand
into the other shell with great care.
Now" said he to the mother oys'
ter. IL have numbered these 1 and 2
first you are to give the patient ten
drops out OF No. 2, and, in an hour
after that, eight drops out OF No. l.
the next hour eight drops out OF No
9, and the next or fourth hour, ter
drops out OF No. /. And so you are
to continue hour by hour until the
medicine or the child gives out"
''Tell me, Doctor" asked the mother
"shall she continue the food sug
gested by DIR. Porpoise9"
"What food did he recommend
inquired DR.. Sculpin.
.'Seafoam on toast" answered the
rsother.
DR.. Sculpin smiled a smile which
seemed to suggest that DR.. Porpoise''